Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office
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Recent News Events

MARBLED MURRELET REMAINS THREATENED
January 20, 2010
Citing continued declines in the population of marbled murrelets in Washington, Oregon and California, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said today the small seabird continues to need the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and will retain its status as a threatened species.

News Release

PROPOSED SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENT FOR VENTURA RIVER WATERSHED RELEASED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW, COMMENT
December 9, 2009
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft Safe Harbor Agreement aimed at assisting the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy in enhancing habitat for the California red-legged frog (Rana aurora draytonii), least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in the Ventura River watershed, near Ojai, Calif.

News Release
Final Rule
Draft Safe Harbor Agreement

BROWN PELICAN POPULATIONS RECOVERED, REMOVED FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
November 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton today announced that the brown pelican, a species once decimated by the pesticide DDT, has recovered and is being removed from the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

News Release
Final Rule
Fact Sheet

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE DESIGNATES CRITICAL HABITAT FOR LA GRACIOSA THISTLE IN SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES
November 2, 2009
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it has designated 24,103 acres of critical habitat for La Graciosa thistle (Cirsium loncholepis) in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The federally-endangered native California plant grows in coastal dunes and wetland areas.

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Critical Habitat Maps
Last updated: January 20, 2010